Research on Thriller films

My group's initial idea is in the sub-genre of a Crime Thriller so I decided to look into the sub-genre of Crime thrillers and films within the genre.

The Godfather (1972) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

The film starts Marlon Brando and Al Pacino along side each other portraying Don Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone from the novel by Mario Puzo of the same name. The film is mainly set in New York with some of in Sicily to portray the family's roots. The plot shows the conflict between Sicilian Families living in New York, with the main focus being on Corleone Family. One conflict causes the main protagonist Michael Corleone to leave New York to Sicily for a little while. For the majority of the film the story focuses on Michael’s evolution to be the Godfather.

There are many codes and conventions portrayed in this film, some being that there is a lot of dark lighting to evoke a mysterious vibe, the main theme is played constantly throughout the film to gain a familiarity with the characters.

The Fast and the Furious Franchise (2001-) 1- Directed by Rob Cohen 2-Directed by John Singleton 3-6-Directed by Justin Lin 7-Directed By James Wan

The main plot for the of the seven films are based on the illegal street racing scene the main cast consist of Paul Walker and Vin Diesel portraying Brain O' Conner and Dominic Torretto. The story mainly focuses on the criminals which in this case are deemed as anti-hero's which is a typical element to the crime thriller sub-genre. there is also a twist in that Brain is a cop but is also an avid lover of fast cars and racing and gets involved in the illegal street races.


Reflection on research: I will take these codes and conventions on board that I have learnt. I will have to make sure that my anti-hero of the story is shown more than the other characters which is evident in my initial idea and I have to add a mysterious vibe and not to give to much away in my titles to add tension into the view and also include a red herring: a must in all thriller films.